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" We can't cross our fingers and hope that President Donald Trump can 'learn and change.' "
Kevin de Leon
Cross
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Hope
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" I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake. "
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" There's always more employers can do to protect their employees. "
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" We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition. "
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" California will not become a cog in the Trump deportation machine. "
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" I think that many Californians have been accustomed to, have normalized, that being good sometimes is good enough. "
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" My mother, Carmen, cleaned houses and took care of elderly people. "
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" In California, we celebrate our diversity. We celebrate who we are because we're proud of who we are; we're proud of where our families come from. "
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" Poverty is poverty. At the end of the day, people want a job. "
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People
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" Lawmakers must stand up for companies that choose public safety over profit margins. "
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" Democrats are very good at governing. When it comes to messaging, I'm not too sure about. "
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" From education to the environment, from high wages to health care to human rights, California is proof that progressive policies put into action improve the human condition of all individuals. "
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" I try to deal with the poverty gap - to do policies for all of us rather than only for the wealthy. "
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" California serves as our nation's cutting edge on many fronts. "
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" Many foreign students take their California degrees back to their home countries. They become entrepreneurs that develop products that they sell back to us. "
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Students
Become
" My mother passed away young - she died from ovarian cancer at just 54 years old. Her sacrifices for my sisters and I evoke a tribute in her honor each and every Mother's Day. "
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" I don't believe the federal government should be snooping into American citizens' cell phones without a warrant issued by a federal judge. You cannot give the federal government extraordinary powers to eavesdrop without a warrant. It's simply un-American. "
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American
Judge
Government
" I wouldn't have voted to prosecute 13-year-olds as adults. "
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Voted
" I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California. "
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California
Business
Believe
" The voice of Vin Scully has become the song of summer for generations of Los Angeles baseball fans and aficionados of excellence in sports broadcasting. "
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Baseball
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" I think there's no such thing as free trade. I think there has to be fair trade. "
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Fair
Free
Free Trade
" Addressing budget issues is usually a balancing act in which cuts are weighed against revenue increases to find the best solution for the state. "
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Find
Budget
Best
" Yes, we absolutely need to eliminate the single-use plastic bag, but we don't have to eliminate the jobs of hardworking Californians to accomplish this goal. "
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Goal
Jobs
Need
" I grew up in the streets of San Diego, and I love this city dearly. I love this city. San Diego is my home. Even though I represent Los Angeles, this is my home. "
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Home
City
Los Angeles
" Hollywood is here to stay, and we have to keep the momentum going. "
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Momentum
Here
Going
" We will not lift a single finger or spend a single cent to be a cog in the Trump deportation machine, and we won't be complicit in his effort to make American great again by reengineering the legal immigration system. "
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Effort
American
Lift
" California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines. "
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Fight
" I would never vote to allow federal agents to spy on American citizens without warrants. "
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American
Spy
" We're planting trees to break up the concrete jungle. We're building public transportation and affordable housing. "
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Building
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Jungle
" The days of Democrats biding our time, biting our tongue, and triangulating at the margins are over. "
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Days
Tongue
Over